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Paul Monash (June 14, 1917 – January 14, 2003) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. ==Life and career== Paul Monash was born in Harlem, New York, in 1917, and grew up in The Bronx. His mother, Rhoda Melrose, acted in silent films. Monash earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master's degree in education from Columbia University.〔"Paul Monash, 85, producer of television and film classics," ''The Star-Ledger, January 16, 2003〕 An aspiring novelist, he rode the rails across the United States, served in the merchant marine, lived as an expatriate in Paris and studied art.〔North, Gary, (Paul Monash: Writer, producer ); ''Variety'', January 15, 2003〕 Monash won early acclaim for his writing for television, including his work on the pioneer anthology series ''Studio One'', ''Suspense'' and ''Playhouse 90''. He received an Emmy Award for "The Lonely Wizard," a 1957 episode of ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'' that starred Rod Steiger.〔("The Lonely Wizard" ) at the Internet Movie Database〕 Monash wrote and produced the pilot for the TV series ''The Untouchables'' (1959), shown in two parts on Desilu Playhouse and edited as a feature film for distribution in Europe. He also wrote some episodes of the 1958–1959 NBC docudrama about the Cold War, ''Behind Closed Doors'', hosted and starring Bruce Gordon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Behind Closed Doors' )〕 After the success of ''The Untouchables'', Monash was asked to create ''Peyton Place'' (1964–1969), an ABC-TV series that was the first prime-time serialized drama on American television. His film production credits include ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), ''Slaughterhouse-Five'' (1972), ''The Front Page'' (1974) and ''Carrie'' (1976). Monash produced the feature film ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' (1973), a dark, critically acclaimed crime drama starring Robert Mitchum, and also adapted the George V. Higgins novel for the screen. Monash wrote the 1979 CBS-TV adaption of ''All Quiet on the Western Front'', a Hallmark Hall of Fame production that received a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television. His screenplay for the HBO film ''Stalin'' (1992) was nominated for an Emmy Award; and Monash received the Humanitas Prize for his teleplay for the TNT film ''George Wallace'' (1997). His final credit was the A&E Network original film, ''The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2000), a critically praised adaption of the Rex Stout novel.〔Vallance, Tom, (Paul Monash, Film Producer and Screenwriter ); ''The Independent'' (London), January 17, 2003〕 The TV movie first aired March 5, 2000, the same day that the Writers Guild of America, west, presented the 83-year-old Monash with the Paddy Chayefsky award for lifetime achievement. It is the guild's highest award, given to writers who have "advanced the literature of television through the years."〔(WGAW fetes Monash with Chayefsky award ); ''Variety'', January 10, 2000〕 Paul Monash died of pancreatic cancer January 14, 2003, in Los Angeles.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Monash」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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